This unit will be completed with a group of four first grade students. Three of these students have an Individualized Education Plan. One...

Over the past few weeks I have been on a journey to complete a self-portrait anthology through poetry. Throughout this time, I have...

Introduction: Megan Hamrick When students are good writers they are connecting to texts, being creative in their own thinking, finding...

Just like anything in life we are all inspired by each other's creativity. This definitely relates to blogs as well. As my time of being...

Love That Man The first mentor poem was used in the book Love That Dog. The poem is about loving someone and it uses repetition, similes,...

How I have seen poetry as a gift As mentioned in my last blog post, I remember getting "a gift" of poetry from my roommate when she let...

What is my experience with Poetry as a students? As you can probably guess from the title, I did not like poetry as a student. I remember...

Revision is something children often get mixed up with editing; I know I did as a student. I can remember revision and editing being...

Students have such a hard time finding anything interesting to write about. This is one activity to help brainstorm ideas before picking...

Often students do not feel comfortable writing because they feel they have nothing to write about. I know this because that was me as a...

As I have shared before, I have not always had a great relationship with writing, especially as a child. If I am being honest, it is...

What Are Writers Circles? ​ Writing circles is a time for a group of people to read their writing to each other to receive constructive...